As Finance Sector Workers Embrace AI, Study Warns ‘Be Careful What You Wish For’
The potential real-world impacts of hastily deployed artificial intelligence rollouts have been highlighted in new reports that underscore the need for better-quality data and greater literacy in the technology. Financial firms that don’t invest in creating greater workforce awareness of how AI tools can be used are at risk not only of failing to optimise...
Date: 25 February 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into force a year ago, and is reshaping how asset managers, asset owners and fund service providers think about operational risk. While DORA’s focus is squarely on ICT resilience and third-party…
Now in its 15th year the TradingTech Summit London brings together the European trading technology capital markets industry and examines the latest changes and innovations in trading technology and explores how technology is being deployed to create an edge in sell side and buy side capital markets financial institutions.
Welcome to the thirteenth edition of A-Team Group’s Regulatory Data Handbook, a unique and practical guide to capital markets regulation, regulatory change, and the data and data management requirements of compliance across Europe, the UK, US and Asia-Pacific. This year’s edition lands at a moment of accelerating regulatory divergence and intensifying data focused supervision. Inside,…
The potential real-world impacts of hastily deployed artificial intelligence rollouts have been highlighted in new reports that underscore the need for better-quality data and greater literacy in the technology. Financial firms that don’t invest in creating greater workforce awareness of how AI tools can be used are at risk not only of failing to optimise...
The conversation around trading technology has become more exacting over the past year. AI is moving into production environments. Data estates are being rationalised and rebuilt. Infrastructure decisions are increasingly shaped by resilience, transparency and regulatory pressure. Against that backdrop, A-Team Group’s TradingTech Summit London 2026 takes place at a time when firms are reassessing...
Artificial intelligence has become a default talking point in financial crime compliance. Yet for many regulated firms, particularly those operating across capital markets, payments, and treasury functions, the challenge is no longer whether AI can be used, but whether it can be deployed in a way regulators will accept. For Vivox AI, a young company...
While 2025 saw its challenges, the year ended on a high for securities litigation in the US marketplace, raising the prospect of an expanded rebound in 2026. The latter part of the year saw four settlements that exceeded $200million in value in addition to a single, significant settlement reaching $740million, providing a late-year boost to...
The proliferation of electronic communications channels available to financial professionals and their clients has created a headache for compliance teams charged with mitigating against market abuse, insider trading and other illegal activities. In an era of heighted regulatory scrutiny, compliance teams are finding it challenging to put in place the appropriate systems and processes, particularly...
Structural change in Europe’s government bond and credit markets is now gaining momentum, as new entrants, with an emphasis on high-performance technology, are raising the bar in terms of technology and trading practices. The arrival of non-financial liquidity providers (NLPs) to the European arena represents the next phase in the electronification of European fixed-income markets,...
Global investment banking firm Jefferies has adopted TS Imagine’s integrated order and execution management platform. This partnership aims to enhance Jefferies’ Fixed Income Outsourced Trading offering by unifying trading, portfolio management, and risk oversight within a single, scalable infrastructure. The end-to-end solution is designed to streamline complex workflows and improve execution quality across diverse fixed…
LSEG has entered into a multi-year agreement with Standard Chartered to provide the bank with enterprise-scale access to multi-asset class data, news, and analytics. The collaboration focuses on delivering a unified data environment with consistent rights management across the organisation’s global footprint. The agreement is designed to enhance Standard Chartered’s operating model by consolidating market…
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched an interactive customer portal for its Data Usage Optimizer (DUO) platform, providing buy-side and sell-side firms with on-demand tools to manage market data expenses. This update follows the initial 2024 launch of DUO and aims to simplify the process of identifying unused subscriptions. By converting complex vendor entitlement files…
FactSet has announced a partnership to integrate Kepler Cheuvreux’s aftermarket research (AMR) into its systems, incorporating equity research covering 1,000 stocks across 34 sectors into the FactSet interface. The integration includes artificial intelligence tools to summarise and contextualise European equity data for users, the financial digital platform provider said. Kendra Brown, Senior Vice President at…
Investment management firm AllianceBernstein has selected SimCorp as its core investment technology partner in an agreement that will see the implementation of the SimCorp One platform to serve as front-to-back infrastructure for the firm. This transition aims to provide investment teams with centralised, real-time data and proprietary tools for trading. The firm’s platforms will be…
Quest Software has launched the Trusted Data Management Platform featuring the Automated Data Product Factory, a software-as-a-service product that unifies data modelling, cataloguing, governance, quality and a data marketplace into a single interface. The system uses artificial intelligence and natural language prompts to automate the creation of production-ready data assets for corporate use. The platform…
ITRS, the real-time IT observability solutions provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with BSE (formerly the Bombay Stock Exchange), Asia’s oldest stock exchange. BSE will deploy the ITRS Geneos solution to provide comprehensive monitoring across its entire trading infrastructure. This collaboration is a key component of BSE’s broader modernisation strategy, designed to bolster operational…
The German Financial Centre Promotion Act has introduced a refined regulatory framework intended to simplify how non-EU firms participate in the European derivatives market. Effective immediately, third-country Regulatory Market-Makers (RMMs) are no longer required to establish a physical entity in Germany or seek individual exemptions to provide liquidity. This legislative shift removes a primary operational…
Broadridge Financial Solutions has reported a significant surge in activity on its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform, processing a daily average of $365 billion in transactions throughout January 2026. Total monthly volumes reached $7.3 trillion, representing a 508% year-over-year increase compared to January 2025. This growth highlights the accelerating institutional adoption of tokenised real-asset settlement…
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced plans to develop the LSEG Digital Securities Depository (DSD), an on-chain settlement capability designed for institutional market participants. Scheduled for a 2026 launch subject to regulatory approval, the DSD will function as a fully interoperable infrastructure. It aims to bridge traditional and digital markets by supporting multiple blockchains…
Deutsche Börse Group has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining 20% minority stake in ISS STOXX from the global investor General Atlantic. This transaction marks the final step in a strategic partnership that began with the acquisition of Axioma in 2019 and the subsequent integration of ISS’s ESG solutions with the STOXX index business…
Oracle has launched a new agentic platform for the banking and finance sector, featuring applications and pre-built artificial intelligence agents designed to automate customer engagement and business processes across digital and branch channels. The agents operate within an architecture that maintains human oversight for decision-making and ethical governance, the enterprise software and cloud services provider…
Alkymi, an AI-powered data specialist for private investors, has launched Alkymi Private Credit to automate the extraction of data from unstructured documents to assist with risk management and compliance within the private credit market.The release follows projections that the private credit sector will expand to US$5 trillion dollars by 2029, increasing the complexity of manual…
SOLVE, the provider of fixed income market data, has introduced Confidence Score for Corporate Bonds to its SOLVE Px™ platform. This AI-driven metric quantifies pricing uncertainty on a scale of 1 to 10, providing a transparent layer to predictive pricing for over 250,000 investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds. The tool translates complex model uncertainty into…
Trading Technologies International (TT) has entered into an agreement with Enmacc GmbH, the market venue for OTC trading of energy and environmental commodities, to integrate their respective platforms, creating a unified execution environment for energy traders. This collaboration bridges the gap between over-the-counter (OTC) bilateral trading and listed derivatives, allowing mutual clients to manage both…
Liquidnet, the technology-driven agency execution specialist, has appointed Michael Gibbons as Global Head of Listed Derivatives Business Development. Joining from Morgan Stanley, where he spent 12 years leading electronic futures sales and coverage, Gibbons brings nearly two decades of experience in multi-asset execution. He has previously held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, focusing on electronic…
Following the rotational elections in December 2025, the Exchange Councils of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) and Eurex Deutschland have held their constituent meetings to appoint leadership for the new three-year term. Both boards serve as supervisory bodies, responsible for appointing exchange management and overseeing the implementation of rules and regulations. The FWB Exchange Council…
Atlanta based regulatory solutions company OneTrust has appointed John Heyman as chief executive officer, marking a leadership transition as the company positions itself for its next phase of growth in data and AI governance. Founder Kabir Barday will remain involved in a strategic advisory capacity through his role on the board. The change follows what…
Genesis Global has made several executive leadership appointments aimed at integrating product strategy, technological innovation, and client delivery. Tej Sidhu, previously the Chief Technology Officer, has been named President and Chief Product Officer. In this expanded role, Sidhu will oversee go-to-market functions and product strategy, continuing his tenure on the Executive Committee and reporting directly…
Eurex Clearing AG is to appoint Laura Bayley to its Executive Board as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 June 2026. Bayley transitions to the role from SIX Group, where she has served as Head of Clearing Services and CEO of SIX x-clear AG since 2022. Her appointment brings extensive leadership experience in financial market infrastructure,…
Taskize, the Euroclear-owned investment operations platform, has announced the return of Ben Pielow as Senior Sales Executive. Based in London, Pielow is tasked with driving global growth for the fintech firm. He returns to the company with nearly 20 years of experience in market infrastructure, having previously served as Taskize’s head of new business sales…
Data quality and AML compliance technology provider Innovative Systems appointed Ben Sher as chief revenue officer to lead global revenue strategy and commercial expansion. Sher previously spent more than 20 years in fintech and enterprise software roles, most recently serving as managing director and head of sales for EMEA at SimCorp. Based in Innovative Systems’…
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has promoted Reena Raichura to Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer. Raichura, who previously served as Managing Director of Core Platform Product Management since joining the firm in May 2024, will relocate from Singapore to TT’s Chicago headquarters. Reporting to Jason Shaffer, she is responsible for driving the firm’s…
ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure provider, has appointed Mark Williamson as Chief Commercial Officer and Chris Smith as Chief Operating Officer. These additions to the leadership team follow the recent hires of a Group Chief Risk Officer and Chief Legal Officer, marking a significant expansion of the firm’s executive capabilities as it transitions toward…
Kaizen RegTech Group has adjusted leadership responsibilities within its existing structure as the business scales across regulatory reporting and related services. Dario Crispini remains Group Chief Executive Officer, retaining responsibility for overall strategy and growth, while continuing to lead regulatory reporting product development and innovation and staying closely engaged with clients and market initiatives. As…
ThetaRay has appointed Brad Levy as Chief Executive Officer, marking a leadership transition as the firm moves into its next phase of growth in AI-driven financial crime compliance. Levy joins from Symphony, where he led one of the financial sector’s most widely adopted market infrastructure platforms, and brings long-standing experience in scaling mission-critical technology across…
Innovative Systems is expanding how it works with partners as part of its next phase of growth, appointing two regional leaders to coordinate and develop its partner ecosystem across the Americas and EMEA. The company’s partner strategy now centres on tighter collaboration with data providers, orchestration platforms, systems integrators, core technology platforms embedded within FinScan…
The Global Reporting Initiative has appointed Susanne Stormer as chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board to oversee the setting of GRI Standards. , GRI provides sustainability reporting standards for companies. Stormer previously served as a Partner at PwC Denmark for four years and as Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Novo Nordisk for 13…
ClearToken has announced two significant appointments to its Senior Leadership Team to strengthen its risk and legal functions. Kristi Tange has been named Group Chief Risk Officer, where she will oversee governance, risk, compliance, and regulatory relations. Tange brings nearly 30 years of experience from Goldman Sachs, having worked across the US, UK, and Japan….
Rimes has appointed Kieran Kennedy as Chief Revenue Officer to oversee commercial evolution at enterprise data management and investment intelligence provider. Kennedy previously served as Global Vice President of Data Cloud Product Partnerships at Snowflake and spent 30 years at FactSet in roles across global sales, product development and strategic partnerships. The position involves managing…
Voting is now closed for the 8th annual TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2026. These awards are designed to recognise excellence in trading solutions and services for capital markets and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading technology, and data solutions.
Nominations in the much anticipated A-Team Innovation Awards 2026 are now CLOSED! These awards celebrate successful projects within financial institutions (both with vendor support and without) across the financial enterprise.
Nominations in the 6th annual RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026 are now closed. These awards recognise excellence in trading solutions and services for capital markets and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading technology, and data solutions.
